Drawing 1 -- Erased Pastel Portrait

For this 18 inch by 24 inch drawing we were to use two colors of pastel. (I chose dark blue and green.) And to create a rich colored ground into which we were to erase the image of one of our fellow students. We then could lightly add a few lines on top of our erased image to enhance it. We spent three (90 minute) class periods on this. During the first period, my erasers were not working at all. I got new erasers for the second period and they were not much better. By the end of that class period I thought, "You are going to fail this class." For the third class period, I tried one more eraser and finally got it to do something. I added my line on top and got something that I was really pleased with. I thought it was the best drawing that I did during the semester and proved to me that sometimes I can draw.